After just returning from Mexico yesterday, I am having Yucatán withdrawal. Just 48 hours ago, I was snorkeling along the coastal coral reefs in Puerto Morelos. It was 88 degrees. It is 43 degrees here. 🙁 The snorkeling expedition was awesome. There stretched miles of dazzling coral forests […]
Mangroves, Flamingos, and Meeting Lupita!
We’re in the last days of our trip here in the Yucatán! After our stay in Valladolid, we made our way to Río Lagartos, a coastal city on the Gulf of Mexico. Río Lagartos has a very important ecosystem: the mangrove. The are different variations of mangrove present here, including black, white, and the most common, […]
Chichen Itzá, Jumping in a Cenote, and a Biocultural Reserve!
This has been an amazing past few days! After a quick visit to Maní to see a traditional Mexican Sunday mass, we were off to La Reserva Biocultural de Kaxil Kiuic (pronounced “Kashil Kooeek“). “Kax” in Mayan means forest and “Kiuic” means a place to come together. Click to see a traditional Sunday Mass in […]
Visit to Uxmal, Mérida, and a Hacienda!
Hey everyone! So happy to report that I’m very much enjoying 96° weather! Mexico has been awesome. There is a rich diversity in Mexican culture: 62 different pre-hispanic ethnic groups and 62 different languages exist here. To follow up with my previous hope, I have not tried the traditional Mexico chocolate mole. I learned that the […]
Pre-Departure to the Yucatán!
Hi everyone! I am currently in Houston’s George Bush International Airport. We have a 3 hour layover here until we board our plane to Mérida. I didn’t finish packing until 3AM last night because I had a paper to finish up for my Honors College Forum Mission Course. So I took a (much-needed) nap on the […]